Monday, December 29, 2014

You are cordially invited to honor the family of brave - heart lady SHAMA. (20 year old Shama was the only girl in her family who was studying and had dreams of getting a job and supporting her poor family. Shama was molested by 3 boys since June 2014- and Shama's family say that had Shama been owner of cycle she would have been safer. On 18th Dec the boys entered her house and tried to rape her while her family was away. Shama put up a fight and screamed out loud. The boys then poured kerosene and burnt her. Shama passed away on the 26th of December 2014.) http://www.pvchr.net/2014/12/urgent-appeal-india-rule-of-law-or-rule.html

Saturday, December 27, 2014

ISSUES: Sexual
assault, corruption; impunity; threat, right to live with dignity, Right to
life with dignity, forced burning, Murder

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26th
December, 2014

Dear
Friends,

Woke up to
the news of Shama's death this morning. 20 year old Shama (name changed) was
the only girl in her family who was studying and had dreams of getting a job
and supporting her poor family. Shama was being molested by 3 boys since June
2014. On 18th Dec the boys entered her house and tried to rape her while her
family was away. Shama put up a fight and screamed out loud. The boys then
poured kerosene and burnt her. RIP Shama(name Changed), you were very brave! (From
facebook wall of Smita Sharma, a photographer)

In yet
another case of the most barbaric crimes against women, a young girl was put on
fire with the intention to burn her alive in
Matakund police post under Sigra police station in Varanasi district of
Uttar Pradesh. The incident took place around 11 to 12 PM when the accused
forcibly entered the house of Mohammed Ameen and set his daughter Shama (name
changed) ablaze by sprinkling kerosene on her. The girl is battling for her
life in a hospital. The crime was committed by some police informers after the
parents of the girl made complaint against them. The accused police informers
have been constantly making advances in the past few months trying to molest
and sexually abuse the young girl.

Realising
the severity of the crime, The People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights of
Varanasi has written to the MP of Varanasi & Prime Minister Shri Narendra
Modi, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Shri Akhilesh Yadav, the National Human
Rights Commission, National Commission for Women, and the senior district and
police officers urging them to intervene in the case and form a high-level
inquiry team to initial legal action against all the accused parties. It has
also demanded that the victim Shama (name changed) should be paid a
compensation of Rs. 10 lakhs and be provided adequate treatment facilities and
medical care. Police officials found guilty of not following the due process of
law in the case should be tried under section 166 A of IPC. This heinous crime
underscores the urgent need to implement police reforms and pass the Anti-Torture
Bill pending in Rajya Sabha and also highlights the need to ratify the UN Convention against Torture
(UNCAT) by the government of India. A careful reading of the facts of the
events reveals that rule of law is completely missing and instead it seems that
informers at the service of police department are dictating the law and order
in the city. Even the police actions are in violation of guidelines given by the
Supreme Court of India and directions of the high police officials are not
being followed.

The family
of the victim has been complaining about the obscene behaviour of these police
informers with their daughter since 13 June, 2014, but their voice went in vain
in front of the gigantic police hierarchy. Instead of taking any action on
their complaint, the police have been harassing and threatening the family.
Tacit support and inaction on the part of Varanasi police emboldened the morale
of the accused who finally committed the heinous crime.

The incident
clearly shows that crime of sexual abuse of a young girl was being done with
the support of Matakund Police post. This is not an isolated incident in the
area. In yet another case in Lahanga Khurd Lallapur locality under the Sigra
police station, a 10 year old minor boy
Babloo ( name changed) working with a sari cloth merchant Mr. Salauddin
was confined in a house for 7 hours and badly beaten and tortured by the said
merchant by falsely accusing him of stealing Rs. 20 lakhs. This incident occurred on 31 August 2014 and
Mr. Hamid (Babu Lal), father of the minor boy sent his written complaint by
registered post to the local police station including the higher police officials.
On the contrary the Singra police station filed an FIR against the minor boy
and his parents on the complaint by the sari merchant Salauddin. In the said
incident immediate action should have been taken by the police against Mr.
Salauddin under the Child labour Prohibition Act and Juvenile Justice Act for
forcing a minor boy into child labour and torturing him physically. Similarly
in the case of burning of the young girl, the police department instead of
following the due course of law seems giving full protection to the violators
of law.

All the
accused in the young girl case were working as police informers for Matakund
police post and they were serving as cooks and washer men for the police
officials of Matakund police post. The victim and her family had already given
their complaint many times against the immoral conducts of the informers in
Matakund police post, Lallapura and Singra police station. The aggrieved family
never got any help from the police and the victim, Shama(name Changed) unable
to put up the behaviour of informers got frustrated and was finally forced to
discontinue her studies in between. Shama stopped coming out of her home due
the constant fear of sexual harassment. Whenever she dared to came out of her
house to buy household items or to attend the sewing classes, she continuously
faced sexual harassment by the police informers. Her parents repeatedly
complained to the police about this.

The
aggrieved family approached the office of People’s Vigilance Committee on Human
Rights (PVCHR), Varanasi on December 8, 2014 and complained about the police
negligence and inaction in their matter. They also narrated their painful
story. People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) took their case and
informed Senior Superintendent of Police, Varanasi, DGP, Uttar Pradesh and
Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh through a registered post and registered a
complaint about the police negligence in the matter. On the advice of PVCHR in
December 11, 2014 the aggrieved family filed a written complaint in the office
of I G Varanasi zone about the atrocities and torture being meted out to them.
The PRO of IG, Varanasi zone called up the Sigra police station and directed
the police officials there to take this case seriously. It is necessary to
mention here that Singra police station in charge was also responsible to look
after the daily affairs of Matakund police post so negligence on the part of
police here was inevitable. After this the victim Shama along with her parents
gave a written complaint to the IG, Varansi zone on 12 December, 2014 and on
their complaint IG, Varanasi zone gave the responsibility to SSP Varanasi to
investigate the whole matter. Despite all this, Sigra police station and
Matakund police post officials neither registered a police FIR against three
accused namely Babudan, Gabbu and Pappu nor did they take any legal action
against them. The accused police informers were not happy with the victim’s
family for filing a complaint against them. With the tacit support of the
police and police inaction in the case further boosted the confidence of the
accused informers. As a consequence they decided to forcibly enter the house of
Mohammed Ameen at around 11 to 12 PM and set the victim Shama ablaze by
sprinkling kerosene on her.

It is a
tragic irony that on the one hand India has been honoured with Noble peace
prize for protection the rights of child and women but on the other one also
witnesses the grave injustice and insensitivity as shown by the police
officials in Matakund police post in this case that not only boosted the morale
of criminals but also tacitly supported them to commit such a heinous crime in
an organised fashion. As a result the young victim today is fighting the battle
of her life in the hope of getting justice for her and her family and similarly
the minor boy is still bearing the scars of police torture.

Friday, December 26, 2014

It is very sad that today morning
around 7 am brave heart lady Shama(name changed) died in Kabir Chaura hospital
of Varanasi, India. Yesterday Pandit
Deen Dayal regional hospital donated one unit of blood to her on the
request of PVCHR activist and her brother. Her soul may rest in peace.

In yet another case of the most
barbaric crimes against women, a young girl was put on fire with the intention
to burn her alive in Matakund police
post under Sigra police station in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh. The
incident took place around 11 to 12 PM when the accused forcibly entered the
house of Mohammed Ameen and set his daughter Shama (name changed) ablaze by
sprinkling kerosene on her. The girl is battling for her life in a hospital. The
crime was committed by some police informers after the parents of the girl made
complaint against them. The accused police informers have been constantly
making advances in the past few months trying to molest and sexually abuse the young
girl.

Realising the severity of the
crime, The People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights of Varanasi has written
to the MP of Varanasi & Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Chief Minister
of Uttar Pradesh Shri Akhilesh Yadav, the National Human Rights Commission,
National Commission for Women, and the senior district and police officers urging
them to intervene in the case and form a high-level inquiry team to initial legal
action against all the accused parties. It has also demanded that the victim Shama
(name changed) should be paid a compensation of Rs. 10 lakhs and be provided
adequate treatment facilities and medical care. Police officials found guilty
of not following the due process of law in the case should be tried under
section 166 A of IPC. This heinous crime underscores the urgent need to implement
police reforms and pass the Anti Torture Bill pending in Rajya Sabha and also
highlights the need to ratify the UN
Convention against Torture (UNCAT) by the government of India. A careful
reading of the facts of the events reveals that rule of law is completely
missing and instead it seems that informers at the service of police department
are dictating the law and order in the city. Even the police actions are in
violation of guidelines given by the Supreme Court of India and directions of
the high police officials are not being followed.

The family of the victim has been
complaining about the obscene behaviour of these police informers with their
daughter since 13 June, 2014, but their voice went in vain in front of the
gigantic police hierarchy.Instead of taking any action on their complaint, the
police have been harassing and threatening the family. Tacit support and inaction
on the part of Varanasi police emboldened the morale of the accused who finally
committed the heinous crime.

The incident clearly shows that crime
of sexual abuse of a young girl was being done with the support of Matakund Police
post. This is not an isolated incident in the area. In yet another case in
Lahanga Khurd Lallapur locality under the Sigra police station, a 10 year old minor
boy Babloo ( name changed) working with
a sari cloth merchant Mr. Salauddin was confined in a house for 7 hours and
badly beaten and tortured by the said merchant by falsely accusing him of
stealing Rs. 20 lakhs. This incident
occurred on 31 August 2014 and Mr. Hamid (Babu Lal), father of the minor boy
sent his written complaint by registered post to the local police station
including the higher police officials. On the contrary the Singra police
station filed an FIR against the minor boy and his parents on the complaint by
the sari merchant Salauddin. In the said incident immediate action should have
been taken by the police against Mr. Salauddin under the Child labour
Prohibition Act and Juvenile Justice Act for forcing a minor boy into child
labour and torturing him physically. Similarly in the case of burning of the
young girl, the police department instead of following the due course of law
seems giving full protection to the violators of law.

All the accused in the young girl case were working as
police informers for Matakund police post and they were serving as cooks and
washer men for the police officials of Matakund police post. The victim and her
family had already given their complaint many times against the immoral
conducts of the informers in Matakund police post, Lallapura and Singra police
station. The aggrieved family never got any help from the police and the
victim, Shama(name Changed) unable to put up the behaviour of informers got
frustrated and was finally forced to discontinue her studies in between. Shama
stopped coming out of her home due the constant fear of sexual harassment.
Whenever she dared to came out of her house to buy
household items or to attend the sewing classes, she continuously faced sexual harassment
by the police informers. Her parents repeatedly complained to the police about
this.

The aggrieved family approached the office of People’s
Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR), Varanasi on December 8, 2014 and complained
about the police negligence and inaction in their matter. They also narrated
their painful story. People’s Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR) took
their case and informed Senior Superintendent of Police, Varanasi, DGP, Uttar
Pradesh and Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh through a registered post and registered
a complaint about the police negligence in the matter. On the advice of PVCHR
in December 11, 2014 the aggrieved family filed a written complaint in the
office of I G Varanasi zone about the atrocities and torture being meted out to
them. The PRO of IG, Varanasi zone called up the Sigra police station and
directed the police officials there to take this case seriously. It is
necessary to mention here that Singra police station in charge was also
responsible to look after the daily affairs of Matakund police post so
negligence on the part of police here was inevitable. After this the victim
Shama along with her parents gave a written complaint to the IG, Varansi zone
on 12 December, 2014 and on their complaint IG, Varanasi zone gave the responsibility
to SSP Varanasi to investigate the whole matter. Despite all this, Sigra police
station and Matakund police post officials neither registered a police FIR
against three accused namely Babudan, Gabbu and Pappu nor did they take any
legal action against them. The accused police informers were not happy with the
victim’s family for filing a complaint against them. With the tacit support of
the police and police inaction in the case further boosted the confidence of
the accused informers. As a consequence they decided to forcibly enter the
house of Mohammed Ameen at around 11 to 12 PM and set the victim Shama ablaze
by sprinkling kerosene on her.

It is a tragic irony that on the one hand India has
been honoured with Noble peace prize for protection the rights of child and
women but on the other one also witnesses the grave injustice and insensitivity
as shown by the police officials in Matakund police post in this case that not
only boosted the morale of criminals but also tacitly supported them to commit
such a heinous crime in an organised fashion. As a result the young victim today
is fighting the battle of her life in the hope of getting justice for her and
her family and similarly the minor boy is still bearing the scars of police
torture. In this press meet Mr. Mohammed Ameen, father of the girl victim, Mr.
Mohammed Hamid, father of the minor boy, Anup Srivastava, Dr. Rajiv Singh, Chhaya
Kumari and Irshad Ahmed were present among all others.

Monday, December 22, 2014

On 18thDecember, 2014 three people (Babudan, Pappu and Gappu) burnt 20 years old Shama (name changed) by lighting fire and throwing kerosene in her own house C15/50K-2, Mata Kund, Lallapura under Sigra jurisdiction of Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh. Shama is more than 70 % burnt and now under treatment in Shiv Prasad Gupta (district hospita), Kabir Chaura Varanasi. The medical legal report (MLC) shows Derino- epiderma burn involving whole body except head, front of chest and middle part of back and both foot. It also identifies smell of kerosene.

This incidence does not execute in a day but Shama was every - day faced molestation from 13thJune, 2014 onwards. She studied in Rajkiya Balika Inter College (Government Intermediate College).When I go to school these three people (Babu, Pappu and Gappu) tease me and molest me and give threat. Every day I inform to my mother about the incidence. One day my mother took me to Sigra police station but our woe was not heard. We return backed and I was nervous.

We complaint to District Magistrate, Senior Superintendent of Police and S.P but did not received any action from the concerned authorities. So, I left my study and involved myself in learning stitching clothes. Here also I was followed by these people. They snatch my dupatta and I started to scream to save my dignity. They throw Gamcha (cotton clothes) and I fainted and fall in the ground. They torn my clothes. Anyhow I save my dignity and ran away to my house. I informed to my parents and they took me Sigra police station where I informed all woes. Instead of lodging FIR against the perpetrator the Sigra police station filed FIR against me, my parent (Mohd. Amin and Kuraisa).

On 8thDecember, 2014 Shama parents came to PVCHR and immediately after taking statement letter was sent to Director General of Police, Senior Superintendent of Police, Varanasi, National Human Rights Commission, Chief Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh and National Human Rights Commission.

The statement of Shama parents clarifies that Babudeen s/o Umar Misti, Gabbu s/o Umar Misti and Pappu s/o Bachau, Kaluwa are the informant of the police. They live 24 hours in police station washing the clothes and cooking food for cops. These people many times entered in the house of Shama and demanded for the ransom. Several times they complaint but they were not heard due to their influence.

Shama Mother (Kuraisa) said “On 9thDecember, 2014 around 9 pm in the night these people entered in my house taking the name of my daughter. When I refused then they started to sexual abuse my child and started to throw stone in my house. They threat if I will not allow my daughter to go along with them then they will burn her face by throwing acid. On 11thDecember, 2014 to Inspector General of Police (IG) and 12thDecember, 2014 I sent letter toInspector General of Police (IG), Varanasi zone and station Officer, Sigra.

On basis of the news published in various newspaper on 20thDecember, 2013 PVCHR intervened to National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi, National Commission for Minorities, New Delhi, National Women Commission , Prime Minister, Government of India, Chief Minister, Government of Uttar Pradesh and Director General of Police (DGP). On same day these perpetrator were arrested after FIR lodged by the police.

In 2009 Sigra police arrested Shama brother along with two people. Police claimed the seizers of six mother bike and two guns. Police also claimed that her brother fired bullet on them. But police was unable to prove all this in court and his brother was released with respect. Shama brother released after spending six month in Jail. Again next day he was arrested with charges of gangster. His brother released on bail on gangster and implicated with Gunda Act. From 2009 till now police imposed nine cases on Shama brother.

It is a clear case of link of masculinity with corrupt part of police and culture of silence with impunity.

Saturday, December 13, 2014

This Christmas you will enjoy with your families. Millions of children are still in need of your support. Your generous support will help us provide bright future to many underprivileged children who are still unreached.

Did you know that 76 percent of online donations come from recommendations from friends and family? Please forward this message to anyone you think may be interested in our work. Remember, every person and every penny counts.

Thank you very much for your very kind and valuable support in advance. Please, don’t forget to come and visit PVCHR and meet our dynamic children and youth when you come to India.

Best wishes to you and your family for the upcoming festival season.

With Regards,

Lenin Raghuvanshi

Founder and CEO

PVCHR

Summary of Project:

Integrated Approach to Technology in Education (ITE) in 20 Madarsa as a Model in Varanasi and Jaunpur Madarsa students specially to girls.Improve Learning Processes and Pedagogy: The technology as an information processing tool takes away the traditional information giving role of the teacher. This basic functionality of technology by default requires the teachers to take a facilitative than an informative role. The ITE approach requires the teachers to play a central role.

What is the issue, problem, or challenge?

India's secular character provides the freedom to all citizens to choose their own religion, a right provided in t of the Constitution of India. It also ensures that the state cannot discriminate on the basis of religion. However, in reality, things are different. The marginalization of the Muslim community the largest among the minority groups is complete. This has been corroborated by the Prime Minister's High-Level Committees on Minorities in 2006, headed by Justice Rajinder Sachhar.

ITE will create an interest in the subject matter as given in the school text books. This genuine interest in learning and the opportunity to create something of their own, using computers, cameras, and phones will attract the learner to knowledge creating resources. Also, this will, in itself make school relevant and connected with the learning centres. Bridging the digital divide entails proficiency in technical skills ensuring a better future for the children and adolescents.

Chief guest, Lenin Raghuvanshi (center); the Head of Department of Political Science, Prof. Badrul Alam (left); and the president of The Origin, Mr. Sharique Nadeem (right) at the Dept. of Political Science; Dec. 10, 2014 (Photo: Jamia Journal)

Dept of Pol. Sci. with 'The Origin' Observe Human Rights Day at Jamia

Department of Political Science, JMI in collaboration with The Origin, an NGO working for the underprivileged section of society, observed Human Rights Day on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 with a lecture, and with an essay writing and poster making competition held at the Department of Political Science.

Theme of the Human Rights Programme was the "Promotion and Protection of Human Rights: Contemporary Issues and challenges."

Chief Guest for the occasion and was the keynote SPEAKER Lenin Raghuvanshi , A Human Rights Activist notable. Raghuvanshi spoke on the rights of dalits and minorities in India.

Followed by his talk, prizes for essay writing and poster making competition were distributed by the the chief guest, Lenin Raghuvanshi; the Head of Department of Political Science, Prof. Badrul Alam; and the president of The Origin, Mr. Sharique Nadeem.

More than 250 students from different universities participated in both the Essay and Poster Making Competition.

President of The Origin, Mr. Sharique Nadeem addressing the audience at the Dept. of Political Science on Human Rights Day; Dec. 10, 2014 (Photo: Jamia Journal)